Confluence vs Nuclino
We give Confluence a 4.0 GPA and Nuclino a 3.6, out of 4.0. Confluence grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Confluence
Team wiki and docs workspace from Atlassian, tied to Jira
Nuclino
Lightweight team wiki with docs, boards and whiteboards
How we grade them
| 4.0GPAConfluenceExcellent | 3.6GPANuclinoExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AStandard is $6.70 a user a month for the first 100 users, about half what paid plans in this category usually start at, and it comes with 250 GB, page permissions and guests. Mind the pricing page: the $5.42 it shows first is an average for a 300-user team. | AStarter is $6 a user a month billed yearly, or $8 monthly, which is the cheap end of this category. Business, with SSO and the Sidekick AI, is $10. The catch: guests and read-only members are billed too. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree for up to 10 users, with pages, spaces, databases, templates and 2 GB of file storage. A small team could stay here for good. You don't get space or page permission settings, though, so you can't lock a page down. | BFree for good, with real-time editing, all four views, the API and every app. But it stops at 50 items, 3 canvases and 2 GB in total, and the plan table lists no version history. A growing wiki gets to 50 items quickly. |
| Features | APages in spaces with a page tree, live editing by several people, comments and version history. Then whiteboards linked to Jira, databases you can lay out as tables, cards or boards, rule-based automation, and Rovo AI search and chat on paid plans. That's the whole wiki job. | AEvery item is a live document, and the same workspace turns into a list, a board, a table or a graph. Add whiteboards and diagrams on a canvas, publishing as a website, an API and an MCP server, plus Sidekick AI on Business. |
| Ease of use | A4.6 from about 3,700 App Store ratings. It's cloud software you sign up for, and Standard and Premium have a 7-day trial that asks for no payment information. Templates mean you rarely start a page from nothing. | BNo app rating on record. It's pitched at small teams who want little setup, with hotkeys, slash commands and Markdown for people who like to type their way around. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, iPhone and Android, with Jira, Jira Service Management, Trello, Loom, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, GitHub and Figma connected. There's no desktop app on record, so at a computer it's the browser. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, with an API on every plan and integrations for Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Jira and Figma. |
| Best for | team wikis that sit next to Jira | a simple team wiki with boards and whiteboards |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Confluence and Nuclino. How we grade
Where they differ
- Confluence starts at $6.70 per user / month, billed monthly (first 100 users). Nuclino starts at $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly).
- Only Nuclino lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Confluence also covers databases and templates.
- Nuclino also covers kanban boards.
At a glance
| Confluence | Nuclino | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6.70 per user / month, billed monthly (first 100 users) | $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free plan for up to 10 users: pages, spaces, databases and templates, 2 GB of file storage, 3 active whiteboards per user and 50 automation steps a month. No space or page permission settings. | Up to 50 items, up to 3 canvases and 2 GB of total storage, with real-time collaboration, all four views, integrations and the web, desktop and mobile apps. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Standard or Premium; no payment information required | 14-day free trial of the Starter plan, no credit card required |
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| Made by | Atlassian | Nuclino GmbH |
| Price read from | atlassian.com | nuclino.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Confluence
- Teams that run Jira and want documentation linked to their issues
- Company wikis and intranets organized into spaces per team or project
- Small teams: the Free plan covers up to 10 users
Nuclino
- Small teams that want a simple wiki with little setup
- Keeping docs, light project boards and diagrams in one tool
- Mixed-platform teams: desktop apps cover Windows, macOS and Linux
Worth knowing
Confluence
- The Free plan stops at 10 users and 2 GB of storage and has no space or page permission settings.
- The pricing page's default prices ($5.42 Standard, $10.44 Premium) are per-user averages for a 300-user team; the first 100 users cost $6.70 or $13.20 each.
- Enforced SSO and SCIM need a separate Atlassian Guard Standard subscription on every plan except Enterprise, which is sold on annual contracts only.
- The self-managed Data Center edition reaches end of life on March 28, 2029, when its subscriptions expire and it becomes read-only.
Nuclino
- The Free plan stops at 50 items, 3 canvases and 2 GB of total storage, and its plan table lists no version history.
- Every user is billed, including guests and read-only members, and upgrading moves the whole team to the paid plan.
- Sidekick AI, SAML single sign-on, the audit log and custom publishing domains are limited to the Business plan.
- Starter keeps 30 days of version history; unlimited history needs Business.
Key features
Confluence
- Pages and spaces
- Pages hold project plans, meeting notes and policies, and are grouped into spaces with a page tree. Several people can edit at once, with inline and page comments and version history.
- Whiteboards
- Freeform canvases for brainstorming and diagrams, with built-in links to Jira. Free allows 3 active whiteboards per user, Standard 10, and Premium and Enterprise have no limit.
- Databases
- Structured collections that gather information from Jira and other apps and can be laid out as tables, cards or boards.
- Rovo AI
- Rovo Search, Chat and Agents come with paid plans and are metered in monthly credits: 25 per user on Standard, 70 on Premium and 150 on Enterprise.
- Automation
- Rule-based automation with templates and a low-code builder. Monthly allowances run from 50 steps per subscription on Free to 500 steps per user on Enterprise.
- Permissions and external sharing
- Paid plans add space and page permissions, view-only public links, anonymous access and up to 5 free guests per paid user, each limited to a single space.
Nuclino
- Collaborative items
- Each item is a document that the team edits in real time, with room for notes, assigned tasks, flowcharts and embedded files. Hotkeys, slash commands and Markdown are supported.
- List, board, table and graph views
- The same workspace can be shown as a list for docs, a board for projects and tasks, a table that sorts and filters, or a graph for exploring how knowledge connects.
- Canvas
- An infinite canvas for whiteboards and diagrams can be added anywhere in a workspace. The Free plan allows up to 3 canvases; paid plans have no limit.
- Sidekick AI
- Answers questions from the team's own content, drafts and summarizes text, extracts action items and generates images. Sidekick is part of the Business plan.
- Publishing
- A workspace can be published as a website that search engines can find. Publishing starts on Starter, and a custom domain needs Business.
- API and MCP server
- An API is included on every plan, and an MCP server connects assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor to the team's content.
Plans
Confluence
Free$0
Up to 10 users on one site with 2 GB of file storage, 3 active whiteboards per user and community support.
Standard$6.70
per user / month, billed monthly (first 100 users)
250 GB of storage, page permissions, guests, public links and 25 Rovo credits per user. Annual billing is $680 a year for up to 10 users.
Premium$13.20
per user / month, billed monthly (first 100 users)
Unlimited storage and whiteboards, analytics, company hub, 24/7 critical-issue support and a 99.9% uptime SLA. $1,300 a year for up to 10 users.
EnterpriseCustom
Annual contracts through sales: Atlassian Guard Standard included, up to 150 sites, Atlassian Analytics and a 99.95% uptime SLA.
Nuclino
Free$0
Up to 50 items, up to 3 canvases and 2 GB of total storage, with real-time collaboration, integrations and the API.
Starter$6
per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly)
Unlimited items and canvases, admin tools, publishing, 30-day version history and 10 GB of storage per user.
Business$10
per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
Sidekick AI, SAML single sign-on, audit log, team insights, a custom publishing domain, unlimited version history and 20 GB of storage per user.
Ways to pay less
Confluence
- Annual discount
Save up to 17% with annual billing
The pricing page's billing toggle states a saving of up to 17% on annual plans. Annual prices are set by user tier: Standard is $680 a year and Premium $1,300 a year for up to 10 users.
- Nonprofit
75% off for eligible nonprofits
Atlassian's licensing page offers Confluence Cloud at 75% off to eligible Community customers: registered nonprofits and social enterprises, verified through Goodstack.
- Education
75% off for academic institutions
Academic licenses give eligible schools, colleges and affiliated research institutes 75% off the list price of Confluence Standard, Premium and Enterprise.
- Education
75% off Classroom licenses
Eligible college students, graduate students and teachers using Confluence for classroom or learning activities get 75% off Standard and Premium.
Nuclino
- Annual discount
Up to 25% off with yearly billing
Starter is $6 per user a month billed yearly ($72 a year) against $8 billed monthly, a 25% saving. Business is $10 billed yearly ($120 a year) against $12.
